#Inflation

Dearer loans from today: RBI lifts repo rate to 5.5% and signals prices will stay high

The RBI has raised the repo rate to 5.5% in its first hike in nearly four years and lifted its FY27 inflation view to 5.2%. Households will pay more on loans before they feel any relief on prices.

7 October 2026 · 2 min read

Opinion

The pump never lies: prices rise like a rocket and fall like a feather

Nayara's Rs 5/Rs 3 hike, the October LPG and jet-fuel increases, and this year's yo-yo at the pump all expose the same asymmetry: fuel prices shoot up instantly and crawl down reluctantly — and it is the working poor who always absorb the difference.

3 October 2026 · 2 min read

Business & Finance

Petrol up Rs 5, diesel Rs 3: Nayara's hike drags the inflation burden back to the pump

Private refiner Nayara Energy has raised petrol by Rs 5 a litre and diesel by Rs 3 at its 7,108 outlets from Saturday, blaming rising global crude prices. It is the second hike this year; state-owned retailers, which run 90% of India's pumps, hold prices steady.

3 October 2026 · 2 min read